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After 80 years, Atlantic Charter 2.0 is agreed

The U.S. and the U.K. signed a "revitalized" version of the 1941 Atlantic Charter to focus on 21st century risks such as cyber attacks and rising temperatures.

President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, seated, at the Atlantic Conference in Newfoundland
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, seated, at the Atlantic Conference in Newfoundland on August 10, 1941 (AN/FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a new and "revitalized" version of the 1941 Atlantic Charter on Thursday, updating it to focus on 21st century risks such as cyber attacks and rising global temperatures.

Eighty years earlier, President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the non-binding treaty at a meeting in Newfoundland.

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